character; personality; (fictional) character; character
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
beginning; opening; start; outset
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
one's own strength and skill alone (without money, connections, etc); nothing to rely on but oneself; (being) self-made
cased; boxed; precious; cherished; girl who has been sheltered from the world; one's special talent
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
mountain climbing; mountaineering; ascent of a mountain
pride; dignity; self-worth
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to trample; to crush underfoot
step; stride; counter for steps
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
readership; target audience (of a magazine)
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
grandpa; grampa; gramps; grandfather
extravagant spending; wasteful spending; splurging; squandering
villainess; antagonist young lady
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
joining the dark side; joining the forces of evil
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
sympathy; compassion; pity
at the window; by the window; next to the window
reduction of penalty; commutation of a sentence
villain; baddie; the villain's part
hell realm; Naraka; Hell; hell; misery; place where a volcano or hot springs constantly spew smoke or steam
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
management (of a house, store, etc.); administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
group; party; team; squad; section
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like